Asteraceae
Tall thoroughwort
Eupatorium altissimum
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Eupatorium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Tall thoroughwort
Synonyms
- Eupatorium elatum Salisb.
- Eupatorium floridanum Raf. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Eupatorium ramosum Mill.
- Eupatorium rupestre Raf.
- Eupatorium saltuense Fernald
- Uncasia altissima Greene
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Frank Mayfield from Chicago area, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Danilo Diedrichs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: cassiebrockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: mykldettlaff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Alia Krerowicz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Cbaile19, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Ana Segal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.